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The Glossary explains all the technical terms; it's at the end but you might want to start there.

Key concepts like Queue Rate and SafeGuard Rate are presented, and we give specific example configurations to suit a variety of business needs.

The Server-Side, Network-Edge and Client-Side Adapters are thoroughly explored, telling you everything you need to know to install Queue-Fair on your website or run an email campaign by Direct Link.

The technical processes of joining and leaving a Queue-Fair Virtual Waiting Room are comprehensively described too.

We think the Technical Guide covers everything you might ever need to know, but if you still have questions please tell us and we'll be happy to give you an answer.

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Queue-Fair’s virtual waiting room is designed to integrate quickly with existing websites, apps, and commerce stacks, which is why it is attractive to enterprise organizations that need protection without a long development project. For many deployments, integration is as simple as adding a single line of code and can be completed in about five minutes, and a Free Queue option is available to get started quickly. Integration typically involves adding a small JavaScript snippet or tag to your website’s pages, much like implementing Google Analytics or a chat widget. This code monitors visitor traffic and, when your site experiences high demand or approaches capacity, automatically redirects excess visitors to the branded virtual waiting room hosted by Queue-Fair. Once capacity becomes available, visitors are redirected back to your site in the same order they arrived, ensuring fairness and a smooth user experience.

For server-side integrations or more complex requirements, Queue-Fair also offers API-based solutions. These allow you to control traffic flow at the application or infrastructure level, giving you even more flexibility and customization. The system is compatible with all major web platforms, frameworks, and e-commerce solutions, including WordPress, Magento, Shopify, and custom-built sites. Queue-Fair’s support team provides detailed integration guides and can assist with custom configurations to meet your specific needs.

Importantly, you retain full control over your branding and user messaging in the waiting room, ensuring a consistent experience for your visitors. Queue-Fair’s solution is designed to be GDPR-compliant and secure, with no impact on your website’s SEO or performance. Most organizations can complete the integration in under an hour, allowing you to quickly protect your site from traffic surges and ensure a fair, orderly experience for all users.

Queue-Fair’s security approach is built for organizations that need both availability and trust during major traffic events. It protects the site by controlling traffic before it reaches the origin, and for many implementations that protection can be enabled with a single line of code in about five minutes, which makes it valuable both for enterprise rollouts and urgent incidents. Firstly, Queue-Fair acts as a secure buffer between your site and incoming visitors, ensuring only a controlled number of users can access your web infrastructure at any given moment. This prevents server overload and mitigates the risk of downtime caused by sudden surges in traffic, whether legitimate or malicious.

All data transmitted between visitors, Queue-Fair, and your website is encrypted using industry-standard TLS protocols, safeguarding sensitive information from interception. Queue-Fair’s token-based validation system ensures that only genuine users who have passed through the virtual waiting room can access protected pages, effectively blocking bots and automated attacks. Each user receives a unique, time-limited access token, which is validated at the edge before they reach your site.

To further enhance security, Queue-Fair includes robust bot detection and filtering mechanisms. These systems analyze traffic patterns and user behavior to identify and block suspicious activity, such as credential stuffing or denial-of-service attempts. The platform also integrates seamlessly with existing security tools, such as Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) and DDoS protection services, complementing your broader security posture.

Queue-Fair is fully GDPR-compliant and does not collect or store unnecessary personal data, minimizing privacy risks. Real-time monitoring and comprehensive logging provide visibility into queue activity, allowing you to detect and respond to potential threats quickly. These combined measures ensure your website remains secure, operational, and resilient during peak demand.

Setting up Queue-Fair through the technical guide is deliberately straightforward so teams can move from sign-up to protection very quickly. In many cases, you can get a Free Queue live with a single line of code in about five minutes, which is particularly helpful for enterprise organizations that want to prove the setup in a controlled test before wider rollout. First, sign up for a Queue-Fair account - you'll create a new queue in your brand as part of the sign-up process. Next, log in to the Queue-Fair portal, where you can specify your event details, such as the queue name, start time, and the maximum number of users allowed through each minute. Configure queue rules, including entry triggers (such as specific URLs or times), and further customize the waiting room page with your branding, messaging, and styling options.

After configuring your queue, integrate Queue-Fair with your website or application. This typically involves adding a small JavaScript snippet or SDK to the pages you wish to protect. The guide and our open source Adapter repository on Github provides the exact code and placement instructions. For server-side integrations or advanced use cases, follow the Github documentation to ensure requests are routed correctly through the Queue-Fair system.

Test your integration using the sandbox or staging environment provided - see Section 11 of the Technical Guide. Monitor analytics and logs in the Queue-Fair dashboard for real-time insights and troubleshooting.

Finally, go live by enabling your queue for public access. Continue to monitor performance and adjust queue settings as needed based on user traffic and event requirements. Our technical guide includes troubleshooting tips, best practices, and support contact details to help you at every stage of the setup process.

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‘A fabulous virtual waiting room solution with an amazing support team. Queue-Fair is seamless - really easy to set up and configure. For the limited quantity stock we want to sell - and not oversell - the customer experience is completely improved. No more site slow downs or trouble adding to baskets. Perfect. Queue-Fair meant we felt like we were in control on our key trading day Black Friday. The business really likes it. Queue-Fair was really successful, it works really well. Support has been brilliant - every question has been answered super quickly. There are lots of events coming up where we want to use Queue-Fair too.’


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Terry R - Application Support Manager
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‘Brilliant. I had a sleepless night worrying the website was going to crash again after the last time we tried to run our popular promotion without Queue-Fair. I'm so delighted to have found your solution. Thanks for your responsiveness - it is hugely appreciated that you got this set up for us in less than a day, and it worked perfectly. Awesome. Lovely stuff. Golden. Thanks again; this means the world to me. I'm going to sleep well tonight. Legendary.’


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Sam Hiscocks
Creative Director Olly's Olly's

‘A Reliable Solution for Seamless Customer Flow Management. We've had the opportunity to use Queue-Fair with several clients, and we couldn't be more satisfied with the results. Queue-Fair excels> in providing a seamless user experience, making it a reliable tool that’s easy to integrate and use. The Queue-Fair support team was responsive and highly knowledgeable, always quick to assist when we needed them. The product quality shines through. Queue-Fair effectively solved the challenge of managing high-traffic surges, ensuring that our clients' websites could handle large volumes of users without compromising performance or user experience.’


Maison de Parfum
Giulio S - Head of Ecommerce
Maison de Parfum

‘SUCCESS!!! Yesterday went so smoothly that my client cried. Literally. Such a fantastic experience all around. Incredible support. Incredible product that provided an excellent experience for the end user. My client was thrilled as we watched from the Queue-Fair dashboard as the users rolled in to the virtual waiting room then were passed to the site and successfully made their purchases.’


Heyday Web Media
Chris Shull - Founding Principal
Heyday Web Media

‘The best waiting room, very easy to implement it, very useful!!! The system is working very well - we are going to use it again for future events, and I love the service! We can distribute the load of our server, because all the users can stay in the virtual waiting room, so for me, I made a good choice selecting this tool. All was awesome!’


Ticketnauta
Franco Obet Rivera
Ticketing Manager Ticketnauta

‘We solved our extreme overload on website problem with Queue-Fair. We are very happy and we want to stay with them for the future, the service and support is excellent! Very easy, and extremly helpful staff! All went so smooth with implementation! There is nothing to dislike with this company!’


Scandinavian Travel
Marcus B - Head of IT
Scandinavian Travel

‘Excellent support. Our business has complex commercial demands and the high traffic to our site at specific times and dates was causing huge problems. Queue-Fair now manages these effectively and we have control of the flow of sales. The immediate support available over the phone is brilliant - the Queue Fair team has gone out of their way to problem solve and assist.’


York Ghost Merchants
Sophie H - Head of Digital Sales
York Ghost Merchants

‘Great service with great team! Easy boarding, efficient to cope with peak loads! High availability of the service!’


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Wenchao P - Client Division Manager
Actimage

‘We needed a solution for Black Friday! Queue-Fair was happy to suit a solution for our need for this occasion, offering a great rate and excellent customer service. We could set up our own personalized waiting page room, our own entrance rate, all well-tailored to our measure. If you need a tailor-made solution that won't empty your pockets, Queue-Fair is the way to go!’


Elobaby
Gilad Haim
CEO Elobaby

‘Amazing support, everything works from the get-go. Queue-Fair is helping us reducing high demand on our website, preventing it from crashing. The steps to get up and running were far easier than expected, and the support has been phenomenal. The documentation is very clear and concise. While the queue was running, no issues were detected whatsoever. Overall, it's the perfect solution for us. Everything has been excellent.’


AccessFacil
Agustin C - Developer
AccessFacil

‘I love it when stuff just works. Everything has to be right first time - and with Queue-Fair it was! It does what we wanted it to do and it did it well. It meant one less thing to worry about on what was hitherto a stressful day, and that was worth the price of admission alone. I contacted a non-UK company and they just bombarded me with calls, but Queue-Fair got us all the way from initial contact to full live deployment in less than two hours - on a Saturday! I'm very impressed - deliriously happy and ecstatic. Our social media interactions went up 800%. Perfect. Excellent. The person that invented this is a genius!’


Analogue October
Craig Crane
Analogue October

‘A big Thank You for turning our enquiry around so quickly. Emailed at 9pm Wednesday, received a fully branded Queue page ready to use at 11am Thursday. Simply brilliant! The dashboard and features are great - really intuitive, really clean and easy to use. We queued over 22,000 people for our product launch event at a cost that was extremely competitive. Thanks so much for everything! I'm really happy to give Queue-Fair a glowing testimonial and would recommend them to any business who needs a queue system for their event or promotion.’


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